Appointments: Clarion; The Bayford Foundation; iLove
THE specialist commercial team at law firm Clarion is growing with the addition of Linzi Sutton as associate.
Ms Sutton completed a two year training contract with Eversheds in September 2012 before becoming an associate in its commercial team.
She specialises in commercial law including general commercial contracts and IT.
In her new role with Leeds-based Clarion, Ms Sutton will be providing advice to business clients in relation to commercial contracts and commercial law in general.
“Working with a wide range of clients from smaller businesses to listed companies, we have found that our commercial offering has been in demand particularly from firms which have outgrown their current legal provider and need specific technical advice in this specialist area,” said Matthew Hattersley, partner and head of Clarion’s commercial team. “As a result, the team at Clarion is continuing to grow and Linzi is a welcome addition.”
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JUNE Forsyth, who has amassed more than 20 years’ experience in customer service, sales and recruitment, has been appointed to head a pioneering new foundation which will create 40 local jobs across the next 12 months.
Spearheaded by Be Fuel Cards, which supplies BP fuel cards to UK businesses, The Bayford Foundation will run rolling 12 week paid training programmes from the Be Fuel Cards offices in Hunslet, South Leeds.
Ms Forsyth, who was previously business development manager for Be Fuel Cards, said: “As a business based in South Leeds, we recognise the responsibility that local employers have to reach into their community and help. The Bayford Foundation is a pioneering programme built around creating sales jobs in the energy industry which will result in long term career opportunities for local people in the energy industry.”
The foundation will invest up to £5,000 to put each recruit through the training programme and pay them a salary for its duration.
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ILKLEY-based publisher Digital Space has appointed Jill Wanless as beauty and fashion director of iLove, Britain’s newest fashion and lifestyle publication.
Ms Wanless joins the publication after a career in the style industry that spans The Guardian, Grazia, Elle Girl and The Sunday Times.
The title will launch in July to a pre-selected audience of up to 700,000.
iLove promises an immersive digital experience for readers that uses interactive technology via a mobile app to access multimedia content and m-commerce sites.
Ms Wanless said: “iLove is set to turn the industry on its head. By using advanced data profiling, we have developed a very detailed picture of our reader that informs the content we are developing. The interactive nature of the content will bring a whole new experience for readers.”
